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Boris Johnson: ‘Very difficult’ to vote for Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal
Sue Gray, the civil servant who led the inquiry into Boris Johnson’s lockdown-busting parties at Number 10 has been offered a new job as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff.
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NI Protocol: ‘great mistake’ to scrap bill, says Johnson
Boris Johnson has threatened Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s attempts to overhaul Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading rules, warning it would be a ‘great mistake’ to scrap the Northern Ireland Protocol bill.
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Calls for resignations over Zahawi tax inquiry and BBC Chairman’s involvement in loan to Boris Johnson
There have been more calls for resignations amid two ongoing political scandals.
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Proportion of scandals appears ‘higher under Sunak than it was under Johnson’, claims Chair of Commons Committee on Standards
The Chair of the Commons Committee on Standards, Labour MP Chris Bryant joins Cathy from Westminster.
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Sleaze allegations against Boris Johnson and Nadhim Zahawi won’t change voters’ opinion at election, Lord Heseltine says
We spoke to Conservative grandee and former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine.
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Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson dies at 75
The Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson – who was one of the most influential figures behind the British punk scene – has died at the age of 75.
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Covid inquiry requests Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages
The public inquiry into the Covid pandemic has asked to see Whatsapp messages sent by Boris Johnson when he was prime minister, along with details of communications by other senior officials. The second preliminary hearing, which opened today, is aiming to find out if there were any “plainly wrongful decision making and significant errors of…
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‘I think we’ve had enough of Boris Johnson for quite a while’ – Tory MP Andrew Bridgen
We were joined by Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, who is supporting Rishi Sunak.
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Rishi Sunak stands for PM as Johnson seeks support
Rishi Sunak has finally declared what many already suspected – that he is standing to become the next Prime Minister.
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Tory leadership: Boris Johnson camp claims 100 MPs backing
Those supporting Boris Johnson claim he has met the threshold, but not all have made themselves publicly known.
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Johnson, Sunak or Mordaunt? What their supporters say
We speak to Conservative MPs who have come out for their respective candidates – Peter Bone who has come out in favour of Boris Johnson; Laura Farris who is backing Rishi Sunak; and Bob Seely who is supporting Penny Mordaunt.
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‘Bring back Boris’: MP says Johnson should be PM again
We spoke to Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith, asking him whether he thought what happened today was a personal tragedy for Liz Truss, who he supported.
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Liz Truss resigns: Will Boris Johnson be next PM?
If a week is a long time in politics this one is seismic: by the end of next week Britain will yet again have a new Prime Minister.
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UK’s new PM: Johnson tells country to support Liz Truss
Boris Johnson left Downing Street a few hours ago: his parting shot a freewheeling defence of his record in office, a complaint that the rules of the race had changed halfway through and a classical allusion hinting at a potential comeback.
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Boris Johnson debate: he’s going – but is he gone for good?
We spoke to Andrew Jimson, author and political journalist, and Caroline Slocock who was private secretary to two prime ministers.